Just Say No To Coal?

Matt wonders, why don't we just ban coal? Other jurisdictions are trying this; Ontario, Canada is trying to ban coal by 2014, although the date keeps slipping and it started from a much smaller base of only 14% coal-fired power. But the principle is there: pick a date and start investing in alternative sources of energy to pick up the slack.

Matt wonders, why don't we just ban coal? Other jurisdictions are trying this; Ontario, Canada is trying to ban coal by 2014, although the date keeps slipping and it started from a much smaller base of only 14% coal-fired power. But the principle is